Laundry-tag.



N0 778,114. PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.

M. GLAWSON. LAUNDRY TAG.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1904;

NO MODEL.

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1 PATENT Orrica.

' WILLIAM M. OLAWVSON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

LAUN DRY-TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,114, dated December 20, 1904. Application filed February 29, 1904. Serial No. 195,770-

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. OLAwsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Laundry-Tags; and I declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan'view of the tag. Fig. 2 is a similarview of the tag with tape attachment. 'Fig. 3 is a side view of the tag with I tape attachment, the tag being shown as bowed and resting on the cloth. Fig. 4 is a similar view with tag pressed flat into engagement with the cloth. Fig. 5 is a plan view with tag pressed flat.

This invention has relation to metallic tags for use in laundries and otherwise for'mark ing-clothes; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the metallic body of the tag, which 2 is of elongated form, having its lateral edges Z) Z) parallel. At the ends of the body a are the short corner pointed projections or prongs 0,.

there being usually two at each end, and these prongs extend parallel to each other in the direction of the length of the tag, being extensions of the lateral marginal portions. They project beyond the end margins d of the tag.

Near each end of each lateral marginal portion and close to the adjacent prong/0 a small oblique cut a is made in such marginal portion, thereby providing an acute prongls and an oblique bearing edge 2. in close relation thereto. The acute prong when closed down is protected by this bearing edge. The projecting prongs c are usually bent a little outward, as indicated. The prongslsarezthus located two at each side-of the tag and are opposite each other and project in opposite directions.

i The tag-body is designed to be made of pliable metal having little or no elasticity, and

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normally it is curved,'being bentin the form of an arc of a circle. The lateral acute prongs 70 are normally bent outward a little from the convex curvation in order to present their acute points for the ready attachment of a small piece of tape of the width and length of the body a. This piece of tape is engaged by these acute prongs, which are then bent back to protected position and grip the cloth of the tape against the bearing edges t, thereby holding it securely to the metallic body. In this are form havingthe tape attached it is ready for use. The tag is attached to the cloth or garment to be marked by placing it on the same with the prongs c downward and then pressing the tag flat, thus forcing the prongs through the cloth. As the normal tag is curved, it is shorter than when pressed flat,

.so that the cloth is put under a tension. When the prongs c are forced through it and outward, it holds the tag in position.

The piece of tape which is attached to the metal tag is designed to be marked for use chiefly in designating pieces of clothing in the-laundry. The tape may be marked beforeit is placed on the metal tag or after application to the piece of clothing or other article to be distinguished.

The shortend prongs 0 effect a complete self-engagement with the cloth by pressure upon the top of the tag, requiring no subsequent manipulation, this engagement being such thatowing to the small portion of such prongs projecting through the cloth there will be no interference thereof with the lingers or liability of catching upon obstruc- Owing to the two prongs at each end of the tag, it will hold itself upright and when attached to the cloth will be held flat thereto at all corners thereof in a secure manner.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s+

1. A pliable-metal marking-tag having longitudinally projecting edge tape holding prongs, one side of each of said prongs being a part of the edge of the tag, and the other side a slit in the tag intersecting said edge, substantially as specified.

2. A pliable-metal marking-tag having longitudinally-projecting end prongs and lateral longitudinally-projecting tape-holding edge prongs, substantially as specified.

3. A pliable-metal marking-tag having at each side two longitudinally-projecting edge tape-holding prongs projecting in opposite directions, the prongs on the two sides being opposite each other, substantially as specified.

L. A pliable-metal marking-tag having opposite longitudinally projecting tape -l1old ing edge prongs projecting in opposite directions, and longitudinally-projeeting corner end prongs, substantially as specified.

In testimony whcreo'fl allix my signature in 5 presence of two Witnesses.

VILLIAM M. CLA\VSON. Witnesses:

H. E. ENGELIIARD'I, ALMA HOLLINGER. 

